Sports Journalist

REF#: JG34744

Ottawa Sports Pages
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posted: May 16, 2025
Deadline: June 3, 2025

**Salary**: $17.20/hr, 280 total

**Description**

**Job title: Sports Journalist**
**Publication: Ottawa Sports Pages**
**Location: Ottawa, Ont.**
**Application Deadline: June 3, 2025**
**Pay: $17.20/hour, 35 hours/week, 8 weeks/280 total hours**
**Dates of Employment: July 7-Aug. 29, 2025**

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible to participate in the Canada Summer Jobs program:

- be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment; and,
- have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

About our organization:
The Ottawa Community Sport Media Team is a not-for-profit organization devoted to shining a light on Ottawa’s amateur sports scene through our local sports news publication, and to provide free sports opportunities in conjunction with our partner sports groups to low-income children and youth.

The Ottawa Community Sport Media Team also works hand-in-hand with the Ottawa Community Housing Foundation’s recLINK program to deliver free sports opportunities to children/youth from local social housing communities through a program called the Connecting Athletes of All Means to Paths in Sport Project.

About the position:
The Sports Journalist will create content for all of the _Ottawa Sports Pages’_ platforms: website, newsletter and social media. This summer’s position will be heavily centred on covering Ottawa’s involvement in the St. John’s 2025 Canada Summer Games, including our pre-Games athlete profiles and Ottawa at the Canada Games daily newsletters during the Games. The Sports Journalist will receive assignments from the _Sports Pages’_ Editor. Duties will include:

- Composing features on Ottawa participants in advance of the Canada Summer Games
- Coordinating interviews before, during and after Games
- Maintaining a schedule of Ottawa athletes’ competitions
- Assist in developing coverage plans for daily newsletters during Games
- Following Ottawa athletes’ competitions at the Games (or attending events if based in St. John’s)
- Monitoring local participants’ social media posts
- Posting updates to_Ottawa Sports Pages_ website & social media
- Creating daily previews/recaps for digital avenues
- Design & formatting of mailerlite newsletter
- Taking & editing photos or videos as needed
- Creating promotional content for CAMPS Project partner organizations
- Covering local sports events in person or Ottawa athletes competing out of town

**Qualifications**
- Have journalistic experience and a knowledge of professional writing style
- Be a passionate storyteller with an interest and knowledge of sports
- Be personable and confident in interacting with sources
- Be resourceful and have the drive to track down what’s needed for stories in an amateur sport setting
- Be well-organized and capable of managing logistics effectively
- Be able to handle many assignments at once and meet all deadlines
- Have the ability to shoot photos & video
- Have excellent computer skills
- Experience in post-secondary journalism program (or related field) and/or with student press are definite assets

Application process:
Dan Plouffe, Executive Director
Ottawa Sports Pages